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Lockheed Martin Wins on JSF, Boeing Loss of F-35 Won't be Fatal.
Advanced Materials & Composites News, November, 2001
Lockheed Martin won the $200-billion JSF battle Friday 26 October. The Joint Strike Fighter is a family of highly common, lethal, survivable, supportable, and affordable next-generation multi-role strike fighter aircraft. There are three variants: one for conventional takeoff and landing, applied to the Air Force mission; a carrier-deck-compatible variant for the Navy; and a short takeoff and vertical landing -- STOVL -- variant for the Marine Corps and the United Kingdom.
This family of aircraft will replace the aging fleet of Air Force A-10s and F-16s, the early model Navy F/A-18 C/Ds, and the Marine Corps AV-8Bs. The Joint Strike Fighter will be the world's premier strike platform beginning in 2008, and lasting through 2040. It will provide an...
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